Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Arizona instead of North Carolina, you would:
Economy
be 17.6% more likely to be unemployed
In North Carolina, 3.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Arizona, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
Safety
be 12.3% less likely to be a victim of property crime
North Carolina has a property crime rate of 1,998 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 1,752 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
pay 38.4% more for a home
The median home value in North Carolina is $259,400 as of 2023, compared to $358,900 in Arizona as of 2023.
pay 23.1% more in rent
The median monthly gross rent in North Carolina is $1,162 as of 2023, while in Arizona, it is $1,431 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
live in an area that is 70.5% less densely populated
North Carolina has a population density of 86.2 people per sq km as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 25.4 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 33.3% more likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In North Carolina, 4.8% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 6.4% as of 2023.
be 11.6% less likely to be food insecure
In North Carolina, 11.2% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In Arizona, that number is 9.9% as of 2021.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), OECD Regional Demography (2023), Feeding America (2021). How we calculate this
